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High school roundup for Jan. 15, 2021: Seneca Valley knocks off No. 2 Butler
Cole Brooks scored 29 points, including seven 3-pointers, to help Seneca Valley knock off No. 2 Butler in Section 1-6A boys basketball Friday night. Connor Lyczek went 8 for 8 from the free-throw line and scored 26 points for Seneca Valley (3-2, 2-1), which made 18 of 19 foul shots...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 16, 2021: North Allegheny hosts MLK showcase
A tradition that was started by Woodland Hills officials a few years ago will continue this weekend at North Allegheny. The Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend Showcase features plenty of action on both Saturday and Sunday showcasing teams from in and out of the state of Pennsylvania. The boys lineup...
Dominant as ever, Lincoln Park beats Montour in 1st section game in 4A
Lincoln Park entered the WPIAL in the 2007-2008 season and has been a dominant force in boys basketball since Day 1. In their early years, they played in Class A based on enrollment. They moved up in the last decade to Class 2A and then to Class 3A. On Friday,...
Penn Hills uses late-game 3-point binge to rally past Kiski Area
The Kiski Area Cavaliers were on the verge of a significant early season victory, leading Penn Hills by eight points early in the fourth quarter Friday night. But the Indians, with leading scorer Deondre Mitchell fouled out, staged a late surge and spoiled Kiski Area’s home opener, 62-58. A trio...
Hempfield rallies from behind then holds off Penn-Trafford late
Hempfield picked up its defensive tempo late in the first half and carried the upsurge into the second half, rallying from 12 down early to finally overtake Penn-Trafford and hand the Warriors their first loss, 54-51, on Friday night in Section 3-6A boys basketball. “I think our pressure at the...
Yofan’s free throw lifts Fox Chapel over NorwinVideo
Fox Chapel senior Eli Yofan didn’t have one of his typical games Friday. His shot was off, and Norwin’s defense did a good job taking away the driving lanes. But with the game on the line, Yofan came up big. His free throw with 5.2 seconds left lifted Fox Chapel...
Highlands erases late lead to knock off top-ranked Mars
Heading into this season, Highlands boys basketball coach Tyler Stoczynski knew he was going to have to ask sophomore point guard Jimmy Kunst to carry the scoring load. On Friday night, when the Golden Rams (1-0, 1-0) visited No. 1-ranked Mars (3-1, 2-1), Kunst stepped up big. After erasing an...
Another championship Franklin Regional coach, volleyball’s Mike Feorene, steps down
Another day, another high-profile Franklin Regional coach heading out the door. It’s been some week for the district, which saw another successful coach resign — the third since Monday. Mike Feorene is stepping down as girls volleyball coach after eight seasons. He follows longtime football coach Greg Botta and boys...
Facing 1-game suspension, Woodland Hills boys basketball coach Matt Furjanic resigns
Facing a one-game suspension handed down by his school district, Woodland Hills boys basketball coach Matt Furjanic resigned instead. Furjanic submitted his resignation letter Friday morning, hours before he was expected to serve his suspension. A longtime college coach, Furjanic cited a poor working relationship with the school’s administration as...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 14, 2021
Basketball Boys Thursday’s results WPIAL Class 2A Section 3 Greensburg Central Catholic 71, Clairton 35 Nonsection South Allegheny 46, Washington 35 Plants and Pillars 49, Cheswick Christian Academy 30 North Hills at Hampton, ppd. Friday’s schedule Class 6A Section 1 Pine-Richland at North Allegheny, 7:30 p.m. Seneca Valley at Butler,...
High school roundup for Jan. 14, 2021: No. 1 North Allegheny girls basketball stages 4th-quarter rally
Jasmine Timmerson scored 15 points and Lizzy Groetsch added 13 as No. 1 North Allegheny defeated Seneca Valley 64-53 in Section 1-6A girls basketball Thursday night. North Allegheny (4-0, 3-0) trailed by three points after three quarters and pulled out the win with a 21-point fourth. Olivia West scored 17...
Freeport girls basketball defeats section foe Highlands
It wasn’t the cleanest of games in the eyes of Freeport girls basketball coach Fred Soilis, but his team did what it needed to do Thursday evening to claim victory in its season opener. Sophomore Ava Soilis led all scorers with a career-high 20 points, and sophomore Melaina DeZort added...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 15, 2021: Never too early for section showdowns
It is still early in WPIAL boys basketball, but already a logjam is forming in Section 3-5A. After a week of section action, only one game separates the top six teams in the seven-team section. All six of those teams go head-to-head on Friday, games that will either force some...
Norwin investigates on-court incident between basketball coach, opposing player
The WPIAL won’t seek to discipline Norwin’s boys basketball coach for an on-court incident with a player since the school district has already addressed the issue. “We let schools take responsibility for what goes on,” WPIAL executive director Amy Scheuneman said Thursday. In last week’s loss at Central Catholic, two...
Alle-Kiski Valley boys basketball notebook: Fox Chapel looking to regain defensive form
For the past few years, the Fox Chapel boys basketball team has taken pride in its success on defense, but through three games this season, the Foxes haven’t quite lived up to their expectations. After allowing only three teams to score more than 50 points last season and finishing with...
Knoch scoring sensation Ryan Lang may be WPIAL’s best kept secret
Knoch junior Ryan Lang may have been the best kept secret in the WPIAL heading into this season, but through the Knights’ first three games, the sharp-shooting guard is starting to make a name for himself. Since Knoch’s opener with Mars on Dec. 11, before Gov. Tom Wolf shut down...
Woodland Hills suspends boys basketball coach Matt Furjanic 1 game for social media post
Woodland Hills suspended boys basketball coach Matt Furjanic for one game in response to a social media post last week that criticized game officials. Furjanic confirmed the suspension Thursday after his appeal was denied by the school’s administration. He’ll sit out Friday’s home game against Berlin Brothersvalley. The WPIAL board...
Westmoreland boys basketball notebook: Franklin Regional adds size to its lineup
Franklin Regional has been known to produce good guards under alum and former standout Steve Scorpion. Commanding guards with a handle on the offense who can score and defend. But this year’s team appears to have some size to complement his backcourt. “It’s good to have post guys in this...
Monessen hires West Mifflin assistant to lead football program
Wade Brown was hired Tuesday by the Monessen School Board to fill the vacancy left with the resignation of Shane Swope Jr., just days after the football team forfeited its last game of the season. Monessen athletic director Gina Naccarato said she thinks the program found the right man for...
High school scores, summaries and schedules for Jan. 13, 2021
High schools Basketball Boys Wednesday’s results WPIAL Class 3A Section 3 Shady Side Academy 72, East Allegheny 38 Class 2A Section 2 Sto-Rox 60, Burgettstown 39 Section 4 Monessen 65, Jefferson-Morgan 59 Class A Section 2 Avella 65, Geibel 57 Nonsection South Side 70, Brentwood 65 Frazier 66, Yough 45...
High school roundup for Jan. 13, 2021: Brayden Reynolds stars for Chartiers Valley
Brayden Reynolds had a big night, leading Chartiers Valley to a 64-62 overtime victory over Lincoln Park in a battle of Trib HSSN ranked boys basketball teams Wednesday night. Reynolds scored 34 points, including four in overtime, to top the 1,000-point mark for his career. Carter Mastovic added 12 points...
What to watch for in WPIAL sports for Jan. 14, 2021: Class 3A showdown in boys basketball
While Thursday is a busy night of girls basketball around the WPIAL, there are only two district boys basketball games scheduled. However, one of them is a nonsection showdown of ranked teams in Class 3A as Washington visits South Allegheny in a game you can hear on Trib HSSN at...
Trib HSSN state boys basketball rankings for Jan. 13, 2021
While basketball is back for most boys basketball teams around the WPIAL, that is not the case around the PIAA. Thus, the Trib HSSN boys state basketball rankings are moving, and will continue to move, like sand in the hourglass. There are nine teams from District 12 among the top...
Trib 10: Chartiers Valley sitting pretty in boys, girls power rankings
The slow progression of the 2020-2021 boys and girls basketball season continues around the WPIAL as some teams try to stay on schedule while others are still trying to tip off. There was some moving up and down of teams on both sides of the weekly Trib HSSN power rankings....
No. 10 Norwin wrestling opens season by upending No. 4 LatrobeVideo
Norwin’s wrestling team made quite a statement Wednesday night in their Class 3A Section 2-B opener. That statement was: “Watch out for us.” The No. 10-ranked Knights won their final four bouts and defeated No. 4 Latrobe, 40-27. Norwin (2-0, 1-0) won eight matches, which included pins from Josh Page...
